Atletico Morelia

Club Atletico Morelia is a Mexican football club based in Morelia, Michoacan. Founded on 4 June 1950, the club currently plays in the Liga de Expansion MX. The club play their home games at Estadio Morelos.

From 1981 to 2020, the club played in Mexico top-flight football league, winning the Invierno 2000 championship. On 2 June 2020, it was officially announced that the club would be relocating to Mazatlan. Later that month, it was announced that city of Morelia would have a franchise in the Liga Expanison MX named Atletico Morelia.

History

Beginnings

Club Atletico Morelia was founded November 21, 1924, as "Oro Morelia" in Morelia, Michoacan. In 1950, Club Deportivo Morelia was among the teams that founded the Segunda Division. After the 1956–1957 season, in which they ended up in second place, they were officially promoted into the Primera Division to replace Puebla. After an unsuccessful season, in 1968 Atletico Morelia was relegated back to the Segunda Division. During mixed 1968–1971 seasons, C.A. Morelia appointed Nicandro Ortiz as chairman. Ortiz acquired the team and strengthened its position in the league.

The 1978–1979 season thrust Morelia into contention for promotion; in 1980, Atletico Morelia played under manager Diego Malta who helped his team towards the Mexico Championship and finally promotion to the Primera Division in 1981.

In 1986 before the World Cup in Mexico Atletico Morelia played friendlies against Germany Losing 2-1 and against the URSS again losing 4-1.

In 1996 the major broadcast company TV Azteca bought the team. By the year 2000 the club started playing under the Monarcas moniker. In recent years Monarcas Morelia has been one of the main protagonists in the Primera Division.

Although the team had played Mexican professional football for 70 years, it had never won a first division tournament until winter 2000, when the club raised the cup after beating Toluca on penalties. The team was crowned champions away i

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